Thursday, June 28, 2012

Part Twenty-Two of Lilith's Escape

Edward checked her
pulse, thankfully, it was strong and so was her breathing. Relieved that she
was still alive, he carried Lilith to the bed and gently laid her down on top
of the thick coverlet. He turned her over to check on her wound as was
surprised to see that it was almost healed.

“Well, I guess
there are some advantages to being immortal,” he said to the unconscious woman.
She needed to continue her healing, so Edward decided to let her rest while he
inspected the room with the hope of finding out where he was.

After walking
around and searching behind every drape, he was troubled by the fact that there
were no doors to be found.

The only way in or out of this massive room was the
large balcony. Resigned to the possibility that he was trapped here until
Lilith recovered, he stepped onto the open balcony.

They were high up
in the mountains, but he could see the pinpoints of light popping up here and
there as night moved in to cover the valley below, which meant there was a town
nearby. Something about the location of the town made him suspect that they
might be in the Bavarian Alps of Germany. He had visited the town of
Oberammergau a few years ago as part of an assignment, and the geographical
location of the town seemed to confirm this.

It was getting colder as the
evening approached, but luckily there was wood for a fire in the fireplace,
unfortunately there was nothing to light the fire.

He was hungry,
cold and trapped in a tower, but there was a pleasant way to keep warm. He went
back to the bed and pulled down the covers. After covering Lilith with the
heavy blankets, he climbed in and wrapped his arms around her.

“You’ve got a lot
of explaining to do when you awake,” he whispered into her ear, but there was
no response. “I don’t think we need to worry about anyone attacking us up
here,” he added and then nuzzled his face against her neck. She smelled like cotton candy and he was hungry, but after a
few moments, he was fast asleep.

He never heard or
saw the winged creature that stood on the balcony and watched them as they both
slept through the night.